Exercise library / Seated Calf Raise
Isolation · Isolation
Seated Calf Raise
Seated Calf Raise isolates the calves with minimal help from other muscles. Control the lowering phase, work through a full range of motion, and pick a load you can move without body English. It is easy to recover from, so it slots in almost anywhere in a session.
Primary muscles
Calves
Secondary muscles
None to speak of
Equipment
Machine
Movement pattern
Isolation
Type
Isolation (single-joint)
Substitutions
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Standing Calf Raise
Same isolation pattern · also trains the calves.
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Calf Press (on Leg Press)
Same isolation pattern · also trains the calves.
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